Following selective items of information were extracted from ABS Census 2016 to overview demographics of 301 Brisbane North.
The dark blue marker represents the value in 301 Brisbane North. The red marker represents nation-wide average. The vertical lines are the summary statistics at SA3 level - minimum (0% percentile), 1st quartile (25%), median (50%), 3rd quartile (75%), and maximum (100%). The grean text markers represent mean by remoteness category according to ASGS-RA - MC for Major cities, IR for Inner regional, OR for Outer regional, and RM for Remote/Very remote.
SEIFA is Socio-Economic Indexes for four Areas. Out of them, only two which often found useful in health context are included in this factsheet, each meaning:
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The AIHW has publishes indicators at the PHN and SA3 levels for a wide range of measures. These include utilisation of GP services based on claims - including after hours items - use of specialist services under MBS, attendances at aged care facilities, and people for whome no GP based MBS claim has been made in the year. The following are some plots of trends based on these data for GP after hours items - at the PHN and in the following plot by SA3. In each instance, data for 301 Brisbane North is highlighted.
One issue these data allows us to explore is the relationship between overall use of GPs and the the use of after hours items.
The AIHW has published data on non-urgent ED presentations (triage categories 4 and 5), for three years - 2015-16 to 2017-18. (AIHW 2020) These data are presented at the PHN and the SA3 level. The technical note for this publication, highlights that there is missing data, as not all “emergency services”" report patient level data. The most significant gaps are in smaller rural hospitals. Estimated capture of emergency department activity at the patient level is 100% for major cities, 85% for inner regional, 65% for outer regional, 62% for remote and 18% for very remote. Capture of data is 100% in the ACT and NT, 98% in NSW, 92% in Victoria, 91% in Tasmania, 84% in South Australia, 81% in Western Australia and 73% in Queensland. The consequence is that ED attendance for PHN involving significant regional and remote populations is under-estimated. These PHNs and associated SA3 generally have higher attendance rates, and consequence the effect of the missing data is to underestimate already high attendance rates.
Another consideration is that in many small regional and remote towns, the hospital emergency department is staffed by local GPs (as visiting general practitioners).The GP is often the only medical practitioner in attendance at these hospitals. In many of these towns, the general practitioners close their office afterhours and then see patients at the Emergency Department in this period, on an on-call basis. The emergency departments are staffed by nurses.
Many of these hospitals have converted to a “multi-purpose service”, under which they also provide residential aged care.
Strictly speaking, these emergency care services are classified as “Emergency Services” not “Emergency Departments” according to the role definitions developed by the Australian College of Emergency Medicine.
The following charts, based on the AIHW data, illustrate some of the characteristics of patients attending emergency departments.
Data table as of 2016-17 is presented below.
| PHN | GP Afterhours | ED low urgency | GP Afterhours | ED low urgency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 Australia | 11,854 | 1,382 | 490 | 57 |
| 101 Central & Eastern Syd | 753 | 76 | 480 | 49 |
| 102 Northern Sydney | 401 | 43 | 440 | 48 |
| 103 Western Sydney | 816 | 44 | 860 | 46 |
| 104 Nepean Blue Mts | 203 | 24 | 550 | 65 |
| 105 SW Sydney | 704 | 53 | 730 | 55 |
| 106 SE NSW | 183 | 50 | 300 | 82 |
| 107 Western NSW | 55 | 48 | 180 | 157 |
| 108 Hunter NE & Cen Cst | 399 | 118 | 320 | 95 |
| 109 North Coast | 103 | 54 | 200 | 105 |
| 110 Murrumbidgee | 48 | 28 | 200 | 116 |
| 201 NW Melbourne | 1,412 | 91 | 830 | 53 |
| 202 Eastern Melbourne | 962 | 61 | 640 | 41 |
| 203 SE Melbourne | 1,012 | 61 | 670 | 41 |
| 204 Gippsland | 50 | 24 | 180 | 88 |
| 205 Murray | 175 | 49 | 290 | 80 |
| 206 Western Vic | 227 | 32 | 360 | 51 |
| 301 Brisbane North | 451 | 40 | 460 | 41 |
| 302 Brisbane South | 595 | 43 | 530 | 38 |
| 303 Gold Coast | 389 | 18 | 660 | 30 |
| 304 Darling Dns & W. Mor | 246 | 16 | 440 | 28 |
| 305 Western Qld | 17 | 6 | 270 | 92 |
| 306 C Qld, W Bay, Sun Cst | 227 | 46 | 270 | 54 |
| 307 Northern Qld | 297 | 23 | 430 | 33 |
| 401 Adelaide | 802 | 52 | 660 | 43 |
| 402 Country SA | 109 | 27 | 220 | 55 |
| 501 Perth North | 411 | 51 | 390 | 48 |
| 502 Perth South | 428 | 56 | 440 | 57 |
| 503 Country WA | 96 | 48 | 180 | 90 |
| 601 Tasmania | 98 | 26 | 190 | 51 |
| 701 NT | 96 | 24 | 390 | 99 |
| 801 ACT | 133 | 26 | 330 | 66 |
From the table above, crude rate per 1,000 was visualised with quadrant analysis below.
| 08:00-12:00 | 13:00-17:00 | 18:00-22:00 | 23:00-07:00 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MET001 |
99,696 (35.5%) |
82,681 (29.5%) |
60,499 (21.6%) |
37,617 (13.4%) |
| REG001 |
117,603 (38%) |
97,084 (31.4%) |
61,850 (20%) |
33,111 (10.7%) |
|
| PHN301 |
5,909 (37.1%) |
4,872 (30.6%) |
3,189 (20%) |
1,938 (12.2%) |
|
| 2017 | MET001 |
102,970 (35.7%) |
85,568 (29.6%) |
61,703 (21.4%) |
38,511 (13.3%) |
| REG001 |
125,711 (38.2%) |
104,077 (31.6%) |
64,393 (19.5%) |
35,272 (10.7%) |
|
| PHN301 |
5,851 (36.7%) |
4,705 (29.5%) |
3,286 (20.6%) |
2,116 (13.3%) |
|
| 2018 | MET001 |
101,208 (36.1%) |
82,806 (29.6%) |
59,498 (21.2%) |
36,705 (13.1%) |
| REG001 |
124,182 (38.4%) |
102,362 (31.6%) |
62,201 (19.2%) |
34,713 (10.7%) |
|
| PHN301 |
5,758 (35%) |
4,986 (30.3%) |
3,555 (21.6%) |
2,141 (13%) |
The interactive map below shows the area of PHN301 Brisbane North. The check boxes on the top right corner allows toggling choropleths with selected values (at SA2 level). The markers indicate major towns (derived from ABS Urban Centre and Locality) with population more than or equal to 10k and less than 100k, the main objective being to identify towns in relatively regional/remote area. In PHN301 Brisbane North, major towns are: Bongaree - Woorim